Patents by Inventor Rick Koch

Rick Koch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • BACnet communication Status objects and methods of determining communication status of BACnet devices
    Patent number: 7761563
    Abstract: BACnet objects and methods for efficiently monitoring the communication status of networks and devices in a building automation and control system are presented. A pair of bus communication status objects, including a server object and a client object, provide the communication status of an MS/TP network as an OCTET String transmitted only upon a change of value (COV) of the communication status of a device on the network. Individual devices may be monitored with a device communication status object, in conjunction with or apart from the bus communication status objects. For MS/TP devices, automatic configuration and monitoring in a controller is provided. For other devices, a user interface is provided through a graphical tool to allow configuration to specify the desired device and/or network for monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Buildings AB
    Inventors: David Shike, Mike Wilson, Rick Koch
  • BACnet Communication Status Objects and Methods of Determining Communication Status of BACnet Devices
    Publication number: 20090287736
    Abstract: BACnet objects and methods for efficiently monitoring the communication status of networks and devices in a building automation and control system are presented. A pair of bus communication status objects, including a server object and a client object, provide the communication status of an MS/TP network as an OCTET String transmitted only upon a change of value (COV) of the communication status of a device on the network. Individual devices may be monitored with a device communication status object, in conjunction with or apart from the bus communication status objects. For MS/TP devices, automatic configuration and monitoring in a controller is provided. For other devices, a user interface is provided through a graphical tool to allow configuration to specify the desired device and/or network for monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: TAC, LLC
    Inventors: David Shike, Mike Wilson, Rick Koch